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Feb. 16, 1932. L. K. LANDSBERGER HAT Filed Aug. 2]., 1929 INVENTOR V i/[Lanakbeqen BY 8 4 8 Q ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 16, 1932 LENORE K. LANDSLBERGER, NEW YbRK, N. Y.

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Application filed August 21, 1929. Serial No. 387,281.

This invention relates to novel features of hat construction, particularly ladies hats.

One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a hat structure which can be made up in any form or style having the important advantage that regardless of the form or style in which it is made it may be of such size as to fit the majority of heads normally encountered without requiring that a number ofhead sizes be carried.

Another object of this invention is the provision in a hat of this type of means which permits it to be fitted to any specific head size immediately upon its application to the head.

A further object of the invention is the provision of adjustable tabs or straps at each side of the body portion of the hat which may be drawn forward after the hat is in place to make it hug the head tightly and then hooked in place.

A still further object of the invention involves the structure of the hat at the rear where it fits around the neck so that in adjusting it to any head size it will not buckle or Wrinkle in an unsightly manner.

These and other objects, as will appear from the following disclosure, are successfully secured by means of this invention.

This invention resides substantially in the combination, construction, arrangement, and relative location of parts, all as will be described specifically below.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the hat applied to a head;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the hat;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view from the inside approximately along the line 44 of Fig. 3 showing the reinforcing.

Those skilled in this art are fully aware of the fact that in supplying hats for women it is necessary to carry many head sizes in order to be able to properly fit the head of any wearer particularly at this time when there are many forms of hair dressing. The structure of this invention permits of the carrying of one head size which may be quick ly adjusted to any head, thus eliminating the necessity of carrying a great many head sizes. One of the advantagesof this structure is that the same person wearing one of these hats may quickly adjust it so that it is comfortable no matter what form of hair dress may be worn. In the structure of this hat a single size is provided which is large enough to fit over the majority of heads and which. when in place may be quickly drawn no tightly around the head to provide a snug, well fitting hat. This is accomplished by tabs or strips formed integral with the ma terial of the hat body which are drawn forwardly of the head and secured to the hat 55 body by means of concealed hooks. This adjustment of the hat is also accomplished without buckling or wrinkling of the hat at the back of the head, articularly at the point where it fits around the neck in view of the 1;, particular structure employed. Another feature of the structure is that the main body of the hat is reinforced where the fasteners are secured thereon. a i

For a better understanding of the inven- 15 tion reference Will now be made to the drawmgs.

It is distinctly pointed out here that the features of this invention have nothing to do withthe st le andform of the hat since they so may be embodied in a great many forms and styles including even hats which have brims. The hat shown in the drawings for illustrating the principles of the invention comprises a crown or head banding portion 1 having the 86 band or edge portion 2 which fits, in the style of head shown, snugly over the forehead of the wearer. The main body portion of the hat has formed integrally thereon tabs or strap ends 3 which are formed in the man- 90 ner clearly shown in Fig. 3 by a double fold of the material which is, of course, cut to per mit of this folding and the formation of these tabs or straps. The tabs comprise, by reason of the double folding, two layers of material 6. At the back of the hat where it fits around the base of the head there are formed two V-sha ed projections 4 which are arranged to provi e a l-shaped recess so that the tabsmay snugly hug the neck. Secured on the under l side of the tabs are the hooks or other suitable fastening means 8 by means of which the tabs are secured to the body portion. At the area where the hooks bite into the body portion of the hat is placed on the inside of the body portion the reinforcing pieces of material 7. Near the ends of the tabs on the outside suitable ornaments 5 may be secured, if desired, which help in grasping the material and aid in hooking the tabs in place and finally act as hat ornaments.

The hat is adjusted to any head size by.

slipping it down over the head with the tabs 3 in unfastened position. The tabs are then pulled forwardly and, if necessary, the main body portionof the material is drawn back by pulling backwardly on the material at the :point marked 9 in Fig. 3, thus causing the band portion 2 of the hat to fit snugly on the. head. The tabs are then fastened in place by means of the hooks 8 and the hat then snugly fits the head and is in condition for wearing. In drawing the material of the hat body tightly around the head, pulling the tabs forwardly, and securing them in place the hat does not buckle at theback. By reason of the V-formation at the back the tabs 4 snugly fit around the neck at the base of the head. With this hat structure then a single head size need only be carried and yet it may be quickly fitted to any head of any size and drawn into place with the result that a neat, snug fitting hat is provided.

I am, of course, aware that'those skilled in the art will appreciate that changesmay be made in the details of construction and arrangement of'parts comprising the hat of thi invention without departing from thefeaw tures of the invention. For example, the hat may be made of any suitable hat materials and may be of any form and style without departing from the scope of the invention. I do not, therefore, desire to be strictly limited to the disclosure as given for purposes of illustration but rather to the scope of the appended claims.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 19th day of August, A. D. 1929.

.LENORE K. LANDSBERGE-R.

What I seek to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a hat adapted to fit a number of head sizes, the combination comprising a main body portion adapted to fit over the head of the wearer, forwardly extending tabs integral with the body portion formed by a double fold of the material of adjustable length, and fastening means on the tabs for securin them to the body portion, at any desire point to cause the body portion to snugly fit various head sizes.

2. An adjustable hat of thetype described comprising a head fitting crown portion of inelastic material, flaps formed integrally with the crown portion by folding the material to vary the size of the crown portion, hook means on the flaps for securing the ends thereof to the crown portion at'any de- 

